Adrien and Jean Bouché collection on Panama, 1699-2009 1900-1990. 1699-2009.

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Adrien and Jean Bouché collection on Panama, 1699-2009 1900-1990. 1699-2009.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/430854107

This collection is comprised of books, pamphlets, documents, correspondence, press clippings, maps, reports, periodicals, photographs, and other material pertaining to the history and culture of the Panama Canal, the Canal Zone, and the Republic of Panama. Materials document a wide spectrum of subjects, including the exploration and construction of a Central American isthmian canal, the administrative and bureaucratic structure of the Canal Zone, tourism in Panama, residential life in the Canal Zone, and the political relationship between the United States and the Republic of Panama. A substantial amount of the collection is also devoted to the historical and literary study, and journalistic documentation, of both the Panama Canal and the Republic of Panama. In addition, the collection contains the personal papers of Adrien and Jean Bouché and those of Art Mokray, a resident of the Republic of Panama.

76.5 linear feet.

University of California, Riverside, UCR

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SNAC Resource ID: 7506565

University of California, Riverside, UCR

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Bouché, Jean.

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Isthmian Canal Commission (U.S.)

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Panama canal company

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Bouché, Adrien.

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United States. Panama Canal Commission

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The Panama Canal Commission was established by an act of October 1, 1979. The Commission was responsible for managing, operating, maintaining, and improving the Panama Canal. On February 10, 1996, with the signing of Public Law 104-106 (110 Stat. 638), the Commission became a Government corporation. U.S. responsibility for the canal was terminated by stipulations of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, which transferred responsibility for the Panama Canal to the Republic of Panama, effective Decembe...